Dianne Whitford
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In a crisis, or even just a tense situation, how you react will influence how those around you react as well. When you’re also a leader, I believe that many times, you have an even bigger impact on the behavior of those...
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Social Media and Empathy
I really thought I knew how this was going to play out. Did you look at the title and think to yourself, “I know where is going. ” I thought when I started researching whether empathy is affected by social...
Keeping an Open Mind
As I mentioned in the first post in our newest theme, critical thinking is really a super set of other skills, such as objectivity, creativity, and keeping an open mind. In that vein, today’s post is about keeping...
CBP S1E10: The Importance of Pursuing Your Passions
In this episode, I reflect on a Quora question I came across the other day. It made me think about the importance of pursuing your passions with intention and effort. For both ourselves as individuals, and as parents...
Growth Mindset: The Power of “Yet”
After all the posts this week, now we know all about the growth mindset and how it can change the way we perceive ourselves and our struggles. If you haven’t started reading Dianne’s series on Growth...
Being Supportive and Demanding
This week I have another nugget from Grit [affiliate link] by Angela Duckworth. When thinking about parenting, or leadership, or even in the relationship one is developing with oneself, people often question whether...
How to Build Resilience In The Face of Grief
I have suffered some adversity in my life, including death and loss. Grief isn’t easy to process, somewhat due to the way society views grief in general. Today I want to talk about grief, and how if we can build...
How to Act More Decisively
Being able to make decisions is a key skill for leaders to have. This becomes especially important in a crisis or emergency situation. Being able to decide and then act quickly can mean the difference, literally, in...
CPB S1E11: Recognizing Effort – It’s Not Just Giving a “Participation Award”
Today I’m talking about recognizing talent vs effort. It’s so important to recognize or praise the effort and hard work someone put into something vs their innate talents. Don’t dismiss hard work as...
